Telemedicine: The New Frontier During COVID-19
Accredited for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
11:00 am – 12:00 N EDT
REGISTRATION NOT REQUIRED
Free for Members and Non-Members
Audio Access:
Audio Dial-In: 1.888.392.4564
Passcode: 8381938
Web Access:
https://web.telspan.com/go/kriegdevaultllp/covid19telemedicine
Speakers:
Stephanie T. Eckerle, JD Brandon W. Shirley
Krieg DeVault Krieg DeVault
About the speakers:
Ms. Eckerle devotes her practice to representing businesses in an array of healthcare matters. This includes representation of entrepreneurs as well as established and national companies with everyday operational and legal issues as well as complex transactions.
Within the healthcare industry, Ms. Eckerle focuses her practice on providing regulatory, compliance and corporate advice to physicians, practice groups, pharmacies, on-site employer healthcare clinics and other healthcare institutions. She counsels these clients on an array of regulatory matters, including pharmaceutical matters, reimbursement issues, fraud and abuse issues and licensure matters. In addition, Ms. Eckerle counsels healthcare providers and health plans on HIPAA and state privacy laws, including the identification, investigation and remediation of breach incidents, compliance programs and health information technology issues. She also works with providers on physician employment agreements, non-competition issues and telemedicine and telepharmacy issues. Within the healthcare arena, Ms. Eckerle also works with employers to implement health and wellness programs for their employees, which includes counseling on occupational health and wellness initiatives, worker’s compensation issues and the implementation of on-site employer clinics.
Mr. Shirley is a member of the firm’s Health Care Practice Group. His practice areas include Medicare and Medicaid compliance, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating transactional agreements, state surveys and corrective action plans, Federal and State pharmacy laws and requirements, and administrative litigation. Mr. Shirley also has specialized experience with Corporate Integrity Agreements, including implementation, policy drafting, and compliance.
Mr. Shirley brings significant experience in the areas of preventive compliance, responding to adverse government agency actions, and transactional work. Mr. Shirley has extensive experience with State and Federal Medicaid laws, regulations, and policies. Mr. Shirley is well acquainted with the internal workings of the State Medicaid program due to his previous position as the Deputy General Counsel of the Family and Social Services Administration. Mr. Shirley regularly advises on issues regarding Medicaid and Medicaid managed care reimbursement, telehealth and telemedicine, Medicaid waiver programs, Medicaid pharmacy laws and requirements, and handles many other related issues and transactions. Mr. Shirley has specific experience with Federal and State opioid prescribing limitations and requirements on providers in Indiana.
Program description:
This webinar will focus on the utilization of telemedicine in light of the COVID-19 public health pandemic, as well as changing guidance from the U.S. Office for Civil Rights, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and other state and federal agencies. Although telemedicine has been a widely utilized tool for years, its use is now even more important given COVID-19 and the need for social distancing.
Objectives:
At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Realize the evolving legal framework for telemedicine
- Recognize the types of communication modalities available for telemedicine
- Comprehend the new reimbursement framework for telemedicine
- Identify rules pertaining to prescribing, administering and dispensing of legend drugs and controlled substances via telemedicine
CME Information
Designation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) designates this live webinar for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Disclosure: In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, educational programs sponsored by the ISMA must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. Prior to the activity, all faculty, authors, editors and planning committee members participating in an ISMA-sponsored activity are required to disclose to attendees any relevant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services that are discussed in an educational activity.
Note: While offering the CME credit hours listed in these pages, these activities are not intended to provide extensive training in a field.
Dial In Information:
Audio Access:
Audio Dial-In: 1.888.392.4564
Passcode: 8381938
You will have the option to listen via computer audio or dial in by phone. If utilizing your computer, please ensure your speaker volume is turned up.
Web Access:
https://web.telspan.com/go/kriegdevaultllp/covid19telemedicine
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If you wish to claim CME credit, you must complete the Survey Monkey evaluation at the following link after the webinar. You can expect to receive your CME certificate within 10 days of evaluation completion.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ISMATelemedicine
If you have questions, you may contact ISMA – Continuing Medical Education staff at (800) 257-4762 or by email at seminars@ismanet.org.